off like a prom dress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Making a start, or departing, very rapidly.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

off like a prom dress

Etymology

Pun on two senses of off, with the implication that a couple at a prom are likely to have sexual intercourse. Compare off like a bride's nightie.

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